Is Joaquin Phoenix a Better Joker Than Heath Ledger? Check Out The Latest Review of “Joker”
Hey guys we just walked out of the theater, and here are our quick thoughts and feelings on “Joker” Starring Joaquin Phoenix and Robert De Niro Will you be checking it out as well? Leave comments below and let us know your thoughts.
I’m glad Todd Phillips (Director) addressed the elephant in the room, that this Joker will never show up in a Batman Movie. And I’m glad he’s not… since this movie works better as a stand-alone R-Rated film.
Bottom of the stairs: Fully Arthur Fleck. Defeated, passive.
Midway up the stairs: Angry Arthur. Gears turning on what to do with those that have wronged him.
Top of the stairs: Killer. Afraid, not of others, but of an event that just gave him…joy?
Coming back down the stairs: Finally happy, Arthur is no longer with us. Joker has arrived!
It’s simple, but I really liked the stairs being a sort of progression bar for Arthur’s transition into Joker.
My absolute favorite aspect of this film is those stairs.
Twice or three times he ascends those stairs, and you can feel the dread the the weight on this poor dudes shoulders as he hikes up those monsters; like he’s fighting an uphill battle.
But then finally, clad in his official joker attire; he DESCENDS THOSE STAIRS, And it was BEAUTIFUL. Dancing his whole way down. That gave me the chills.
